Nanbiancun (Bed 56) [Rongxian Fm]: Tournaisian, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Porecellia sp.
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Bispathodus aculeatus
Siphonodella praesulcata
Siphonodella sulcata
Polygnathus postinodosus
Polygnathus cf. inornatus
Pseudopolygnathus dentilineatus
Polygnathus communis Branson and Mehl 1934
recombined as Neopolygnathus communis
Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Idiognathodontidae
Protognathus kuehni (Ziegler and Leuteritz 1970)
original and current combination Protognathodus kuehni
Protognathus kocki (Bischoff 1957)
recombined as Protognathodus kockeli
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Mucrospiriferidae
Mucrospirifer guilinensis
Mucrospirifer cf. mundulus
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
Martinothyris mazor
Torynifer sp.
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Martiniidae
Martiniella delicata
nomen nudum belonging to Elivellinae
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae
Crurithyris sp. George 1931
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Unispirifer tornacensis (de Koninck 1883)
recombined as Atylephorus tornacensis
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Cleiothyridina cf. humerosa
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Schizophoriidae
Schizophoria resupinata (Martin 1809)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Rhipidomellidae
Rhipidomella michelini (L'Eveille 1835)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae
Dielasma kingi
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Dimegelasmidae
Guilinospirifer obscure
Guilinospirifer peregrinus
Guilinospirifer martinothyris
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Syringothyrididae
Syringothyris guilinensis
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae
Camarotoechia kinlingensis
Strophomenata - Productida - Productidae
Yanguania dushanensis
Semiproductus irregularicostatus
Semiproductus sp.
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Posidoniidae
Posidonia sp. Bronn 1828
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae
Palaeolima informal sp. A Hind 1903
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae
Pterinopecten sp. Hall 1883
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae
Pernopecten sp. Winchell 1865
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Gattendorfiidae
Acutimitoceras sp. Librovitch 1957
Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Prionoceratidae
Balvia tetrgona
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae
Platyceras (Orthonythia) acutirostris (Hall 1856)
recombined as Palaeocapulus acutirostre
Platyceras cf. vetusta (Sowerby 1829)
Ostracoda - Platycopida - Paraparchitidae
Shishaella porrectea
Ostracoda - Podocopida - Bairdiidae
Bairdia moreyi
Trilobita - Proetida - Proetidae
Proetus (Pudoproetus) guangxiensis Zhu and Yuan 1988
recombined as Pudoproetus guangxiensis
Rhodophyceae - Solenoporaceae
Solenopora sp. Dybowski 1877
see common names

Geography
Country:China
Coordinates: 25.3° North, 110.3° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:5.9° South, 99.1° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Carboniferous Epoch:Mississippian
Stage:Tournaisian 10 m.y. bin:Carboniferous 1
Key time interval:Tournaisian Conodont zone: Siphonodella praesulcata
Age range of interval:358.90000 - 346.70000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Rongxian
Local section:Nanbiancun Local bed:56
Local order:bottom to top
Stratigraphic resolution:bed
Stratigraphy comments: STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Rongxian Fm (Givetian-Tournaisian), which overlies the Tangjiawan Fm (Givetian) AGE: Carboniferous, assumed to be early Tournaisian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From bed 56, immediately on Carboniferous side of -Devonian-Carboniferousboundary.
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:shelly/skeletal lithified "limestone"
Includes fossils?Y
Lithology description: SPECIFIC LITHOLOGY: Coquina limestone. LITHIFICATION: Lithified, on the basis of figured specimens.
Environment:carbonate indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection methods:bulk,surface (float),surface (in situ),sieve,field collection
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collection method comments: COLLECTORS: Unknown. REPOSITORY: Not stated in text.
Taxonomic list comments:COVERAGE: Exhaustive for macro fossils. NOMENCLATURE: Not an authoritative publication, but with modern nomenclature, and species-resolution identifications.
Metadata
Database number:162313
Authorizer:A. Hendy Enterer:A. Hendy
Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2014-09-22 11:28:23 Last modified:2014-09-22 11:28:23
Access level:the public Released:2014-09-22 11:28:23
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
52868. D. Chen. 2010. Devonian-Carboniferous Carbonates around Guilin, South China: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. 2010 IGCP – 580 Meeting November 28-December 4 Guilin, South China: Applications of Magnetic Susceptibility on Paleozoic Rocks 1-29 [A. Hendy/A. Hendy]